2017 Coaching Carousel
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Yeah, 1 Million is not going to be a hurdle. If we aren't willing to pony up enough to help with a 1 million buyout then we are going to be getting someone cheap.
illinoisfan11
- Peoria, IL
Coaches are allowed to be paid per NCAA rules. Athletes are not.
Lol. Thank you for clearing that up. I was referring to who pays a coach's buyout. The NCAA has enough goofy rules. It wouldn't have shocked me if they had something against boosters paying a coach's buyout.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
I'm not even sure we can say "recruiting has improved". He finally got a 5-star player, but other than Tilmon, over the past three recruiting classes, he hasn't done any better than Weber, who we all criticized. If a team were to shoot 30% for three games in a row, and then suddenly shoot 50% for one game, we wouldn't say "Oh, good, our shooting has improved." He hasn't shown that he can recruit well enough, at least, to offset his coaching. Which I think was also your point.
Schools pay their salary and any buyouts/bonuses/etc. Where do schools get that money? TV contracts, merchandise sales, concessions, parking and .... donations from boosters. There's no need to be sneaky about it.
Agreed. We have 5 top 100 recruits on this year's team. We lose 2, add 1. It's respectable recruiting, but with the lacking of X/O capabilities, he needs to do better to succeed.
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Adrian Griffin would be a nice candidate. He has worked under Scott Skiles, Thibs, and now Billy Donovan. Jimmy Butler has credited Griffin with playing a big role in his development as a player. His name often comes up in NBA head coach searches.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
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Bob Zuppke @BobZuppke 17h17 hours ago
Bob Zuppke Retweeted Bob Markunas
For the "this is just one game" peoplehttps://twitter.com/illinibob72/status/813940446246371328 …
https://twitter.com/IlliniBob72/status/813940446246371328 Bob Markunas @IlliniBob72
In the 23 seasons before Groce arrived, the #Illini lost five games by 25+ points. In the last 48 games they have lost seven by 25+.
Bob Zuppke Retweeted Bob Markunas
For the "this is just one game" peoplehttps://twitter.com/illinibob72/status/813940446246371328 …
https://twitter.com/IlliniBob72/status/813940446246371328 Bob Markunas @IlliniBob72
In the 23 seasons before Groce arrived, the #Illini lost five games by 25+ points. In the last 48 games they have lost seven by 25+.
To be fair, five of those seven losses were by a team badly depleted by injuries. Then again, the other two 25+ losses were less than five weeks apart and were committed by what we all thought was an extremely mature and at least decently talented team.
Didn't want to say anything earlier because I wasn't sure of the credibility, and I'm still not sure, but I have a buddy who is faculty at Cal who says there are rumblings about Cuonzo aiming to get the Illinois job.
GortTheRobot
- North Bethesda, Maryland
I certainly hope we are still an upgrade over Cal, despite our woes the past several years. We are, historically, a big time program, not blue blood, but only the next level under that.
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Hope they're evidence based. Could be an excellent match. We could certainly do worse. A lot worse.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
We are. That Cal job sucks.
I wasn't aware that Shad's relationship with the athletic dept had soured. What happened?
LincolnIlliniFan
- Lincoln, IL
It didn't
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Rumors from what feels like 5+ years back. I'm sure Whitman can handle it. He seems to be pushing all the right buttons.
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Also, this needs to be quoted on every page to keep people from jumping off a cliff. Keep hope alive in the face of another lost season. :thumb:
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
I would be more than okay with Cuonzo if this season doesn't work out. I have a feeling he would just kill it on the recruiting trail, and he can coach better than Groce, too.
So Walker=Cubit and then next spring he hires Billy Donovan?
illynifan34
That's a winner!!
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Where do you people come up with these ideas?
Vic Koenning
Jerrance Howard
Bill Cubit
Jamal Walker
I'm pretty sure I've read people wanting to fire the head coach and sign all of them to 2-4 year contracts as head coach when they were assistants here.
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